Odin Hoffmann

Patient. Principled. Founder-centric. Lakestar is the investment firm founded by Dr. Klaus Hommels in 2012. It has over $6 billion in assets under management, on a platform that spans institutional venture capital funds and personal investments across stages and geographies. We partner with category-defining companies such as Airbnb, Fuse, Isar Aerospace, Helsing, Neko, Revolut, and Spotify. We exist because the environment in which technology is built, and decisions are made, has fundamentally changed. We are focused on maximising the potential of our existing portfolio and building targeted investment products that help our companies grow, supporting Europe’s sovereignty and prosperity. Less noise. More commitment. More time where it matters: with founders.

It takes more than capital to build real-world, cutting-edge technologies and companies that last. That’s why we commit the full power of our sector-focused investment teams and global network of customers, talent, top-tier follow-on investors, industry leaders, and experienced entrepreneurs to help you scale smarter and faster. With offices in London, Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Munich, and Abu Dhabi, we are on the ground across EMEA, helping our portfolio companies own their local markets and expand globally. From pre-seed to exit, we partner with bold founders to build category-defining, lasting companies like Bitpanda (Austria), Wayflyer (Ireland), Moove (Nigeria), Gigs (US), GoStudent (Austria), Tide (UK), ARX Robotics (Germany), Seqera Labs (Spain), and Cylib (Germany) – together. Speedinvest: The Power of More.